Charlie Hebdo: Niger protesters set churches on fire
January 18, 2015
Churches and French interests have been targeted in Niger – a former French colony[/caption]
At least three people have been killed and six churches attacked in Niger amid fresh protests against French magazine Charlie Hebdo’s cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
Protests began outside Niamey’s grand mosque and reportedly spread to other parts of the country, a day after five were killed in Niger’s second city. Niger’s president condemned the violence and appealed for calm. Last week, Islamist gunmen killed 12 people at Charlie Hebdo’s offices. The cover of the magazine’s latest edition, published after the attack, featured a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad weeping while holding a sign saying “I am Charlie”. Seven million copies of the edition are being printed in view of extraordinary demand, distributors announced on Saturday. The magazine’s print run before the attack was 60,000. Many Muslims see any depiction of Islam’s prophet as offensive. [caption id="attachment_15551" align="alignright" width="624"]0
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